Mu Tiantian stood in front of Xiangxue's tombstone.

She bowed and murmured, "I'm sorry, Xiangxue. I will definitely build you a luxurious one in the future."

She lit an incense stick, then walked to the monument, held it with both hands, and pulled it up with great force, carefully placing it beside her.

Mu Tiantian squatted down and started digging in the pit left by the tombstone.

It was extremely quiet all around, and you could hear the rustling of leaves in the breeze.

After a long while, Mu Tiantian dug out an exquisite wooden box.

Upon seeing the treasure box, everyone stared at Mu Tiantian like hungry wolves.

However, with so many people involved, no one dared to make a move.

At the same time, Ye Ning, who was lying in ambush behind a mountain peak not far away, drew her bow and prepared to shoot Mu Tiantian.

However, as soon as she drew the bow, she felt a chill on her neck.

A deep, threatening voice came from beside him, "If you dare to lay a hand on me, I'll tear you to pieces right now."

Ye Ning was not afraid at all; instead, she chuckled softly, "Bei Mingchuan, do you think I'm the only one who wants to take Mu Tiantian's life and snatch the treasure box?"

Suddenly, with a "whoosh" sound, a sharp blade flew out from nowhere and swiftly attacked Mu Tiantian.

Her attention was focused on the treasure box, and she didn't notice the sneak attack.

However, for some reason, the throwing knife fell to the ground just as it was about to hit her chest.

The throwing knife landed straight in the ground in front of Mu Tiantian, turning a small patch of soil around it black.

It was coated with a potent poison.

Qitong: [I came back just in time, didn't I?]

Mu Tiantian: [Isn't the survival system already activated?]

Seven Commands: [The life-saving system only protects you from death, not from injury. If you get poisoned, you'll suffer for days, even if you don't die.]

Mu Tiantian: [You dared to do this as soon as you got back? Aren't you afraid of breaking the rules?]

Qitong: [...Shhh...]

Everyone was shocked to see that the flying knives could not get close to Mu Tiantian, never expecting that her martial arts skills had reached such a level.

This caused everyone else present to gasp in surprise.

A pair of clear, beautiful eyes in the crowd showed resentment. Ye Ning was doing something, yet she didn't make a move.

boom--

In an instant, everyone present was forced back by a strong gust of cold wind, which carried some sand and dust. Everyone instinctively used their hands to shield themselves.

After things calmed down, they felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar in the dead of winter, so cold that they couldn't stop shivering.

Everyone lowered their arms, and saw a heavy, wide longsword stuck straight into a man's body, with cracks appearing in the ground beneath him.

His body must have been pierced by the sword, and the blood that flowed out was frozen into ice.

The person who held that long sword never appeared, Bei Mingchuan.

This shows just how angry Bei Mingchuan was.

At this moment, his face was cold and his expression was extremely ugly, with murderous intent radiating from his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, a system notification sounded in Mu Tiantian's mind.

System: [Bei Mingchuan's corruption value increased by 10, currently at 70.]

Upon hearing this, Mu Tiantian quickly stepped forward, cupped Bei Mingchuan's face, and comforted him, "Xiao Chuan, I'm alright."

The corruption level that we finally managed to lower can't be allowed to rise again.

Bei Mingchuan turned to look at Mu Tiantian's smiling face, and the murderous intent in his eyes lessened.

He suddenly hugged her tightly, his body trembling slightly, filled with immense self-reproach.

The person who threw the knife was wearing clothes from the mountain villa.

His mistake almost cost her her life.

He wanted to kill them all; only then could he protect her.

System: [Bei Mingchuan's corruption value increased by 10, currently at 80.]

Seven Unifications: [Wow, the price has risen so fast? You should comfort him again. If it rises any further, probably no one here will survive. Then the world will descend into chaos, and the world will be finished.]

Mu Tiantian said anxiously, "Xiao Chuan, I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine, you have to calm down."

After saying that, she gently patted his back a few times and said softly, "I have something very important to do right now. You must listen to me, otherwise my life might be in danger, do you understand?"

Bei Mingchuan seemed to have calmed down, his body stopped trembling, and he agreed, lowering his eyes, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

System: [Bei Mingchuan's corruption value decreased by 5, currently at 75.]

Mu Tiantian breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her "darkening value" had decreased.

The others retreated a hundred meters away, not daring to go forward.

I never expected that Beimingchuan would have the Xuanbing Sword.

The forging method of this sword is quite demanding; even the master swordsmith from a hundred years ago could not forge it before his death.

The unfinished Xuanbing Sword was placed in a snow cave in Tianshan. Ordinary people could not withstand the cold air inside the snow cave, and even Beiming Longchen could not take the Xuanbing Sword out.

However, it was obtained by Bei Mingchuan, who even completely forged it, demonstrating his immense power.

It was precisely because of the Xuanbing Sword that they dared not step forward.

Bei Mingchuan held her hand tightly, gripped the hilt of the Xuanbing Sword, and pressed down and twisted it heavily.

The dead assassin instantly froze, his body shattering into pieces of ice.

"This is the fate of anyone who dares to make a move."

Bei Mingchuan's words made Feng Xue, who was planning to make a move in secret, hesitate and dare not act rashly.

At this moment, Yi Xun, holding Ye Ning hostage, walked over and questioned, "Is this someone from your Ten Thousand Poisons Sect?"

"My Ten Thousand Poisons Sect has no ability to place people in your Peerless Manor." Ye Ning was no longer as arrogant as she had been at the Xuanbing Pavilion.

But I wasn't too scared.

She has many followers in the Ten Thousand Poisons Cult, and she is confident that she can protect herself and escape.

But since she had come, she didn't want to leave empty-handed.

"You mean, the person who killed me wasn't sent by you?" Mu Tiantian walked up to Ye Ning, waving the treasure box in front of her. "Here's what we'll do: as long as you tell me who your partner is, I'll give you this treasure box."

Ye Ning stared intently at the treasure box, her expression serious.

Fearing she might make a move, Yi Xun raised the sword pressed against her neck slightly, warning her not to have any other ideas.

Upon hearing Mu Tiantian's question, Feng Xue, who was in the crowd, panicked and subconsciously moved closer to Tuoba Qing.

Tuoba Qing frowned slightly and took half a step away.

However, he noticed her unusual behavior and asked calmly, "What's wrong?"

"No...it's nothing." Feng Xue dared not say that the person who died was someone she had sent.

Tuoba Qing said that no one was allowed to take action or harm the people in the manor without his permission.

Fengyang killed several people at the manor and even inquired about the treasure map without permission; he will inevitably be punished after today.

If Tuoba Qing finds out that she is cooperating with the Wan Du Sect, then she will probably lose her position as a concubine, which she has only held for a few days.

"Give it to me?" Ye Ning sneered. "Who knows what you're up to? What if the contents of this treasure box are real or fake? What if it's poisoned and you want to harm me?"

Bei Mingchuan lowered his head and said to Mu Tiantian, "Half of the people in the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect are my people, she can't escape."

His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for Ye Ning to hear.

Ye Ning's expression changed. "What did you say?"

Her movement was a little too forceful, and her neck touched the blade, leaving a bloody gash.

"Master Ye, I heard you. If you reveal who your partner is, I might spare your life." Mu Tiantian's aura grew even stronger.

I didn’t expect Bei Mingchuan to have accomplished so much in the past five years.

However, what Qi Tong said next shocked Mu Tiantian.